Red Sox edge Athletics 5-4 in 10 innings for 11th walk-off win of the year
BOSTON AP Pinch-hitter Nick Sogard s th-inning infield grounder off Michael Kelly drove home Nate Eaton with the winning run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics - on Wednesday night for their American League-leading th walk-off win of the season Eaton started the inning as the designated runner at second base took third on Carlos Narvaez s sacrifice bunt and scored with a head-first slide to avoid the tag by catcher Shea Langeliers Boston s Chris Murphy - got the win pitching one-third of an inning Kelly - took the loss Masataka Yoshida singled in a run in the first for the Red Sox and Rob Refsnyder gave them a - edge with a leadoff homer in the second his ninth of the season The Athletics got a run in second off Boston right-hander Lucas Giolito as Darell Hernaiz s sacrifice fly scored Lawrence Butler It was the first of Hernaiz s three RBIs in the competition matching a career high The Athletics added three runs in the fifth as Butler drew a bases-loaded walk and Hernaiz added a two-run single Boston came back with a run in fifth and another in the sixth to tie it at Trevor Story who stole a base in the sixth inning was caught trying to steal second to end the eighth It was the first time he was caught attempting to steal this season after consecutive profitable steals the longest such streak to start a season in the American League since stolen bases were first recorded in Key moment With two outs the bases loaded and a - count to No hitter Hernaiz in the fifth inning Boston left-hander Justin Wilson allowed a two-run single giving the Athletics a two-run lead In the bottom of the inning Boston loaded the bases with no outs but scored just one run despite an Athletics error and misplay Key stat The Red Sox who are - in one-run games this season went for with runners in scoring position and are for in such situations through the first five games of this six-game homestand Up next The Athletics and Red Sox wrap up their season series Thursday afternoon RHP J T Ginn - ERA is scheduled to start for the Athletics opposed by RHP Brayan Bello -